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Sword in the Storm

David Gemmell

First published September 1998
Type Novel
Series Rigante #1

Fierce and proud, the Rigante dwell deep in the green mountain lands, worshiping the gods of air and water, and the spirits of the earth.  Among them lives a warrior who bears the mark of fate. Born of the storm that slew his father, he is Connavar, and tales of his courage spread like wildfire. The Seidh—a magical race as old as time—take note of the young warrior and cast a malignant shadow across his life. For soon a merciless army will cross the water, destroying forever the timeless rhythms of life among the Rigante. Swearing to protect his people, Connavar embarks on a quest that will take him into the heart of the enemy. Along the way, he receives a gift: a sword as powerful and deadly as the Seidh who forged it. Thus he receives a name that will strike fear into the hearts of friend and foe alike—a name proclaiming a glorious and bitter destiny . . . Demonblade.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1998 Cover Sword in the Storm Bantam Books (UK) Novel
June 1999 Cover Sword in the Storm Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Novel 9
February 2001 Cover Sword in the Storm Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
July 2001 Cover Tales of the Rigante Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus 1
April 2002 Cover Die steinerne Armee Bastei Lübbe Novel
June 2004 Cover L'épée de l'orage Bragelonne Novel
2007 Cover Kard a Viharban Delta Vision Kft. Novel
July 2009 Cover Sword in the Storm Transworld Digital Novel 9
June 2011 Cover Sword in the Storm Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
February 2013 Cover Rigante: Volume 1 Bragelonne Omnibus
March 2013 Cover L'épée de l'orage France Loisirs Novel
November 2017 Cover Sword in the Storm Orion Novel